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What's the first thing you do after waking up?

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quin354q

Pee

17 hours ago
listerinebreath

Then get out of bed.

16 hours ago
RandomGuy3510

Life hack

15 hours ago
saltofthearth2015

Ya get a little extra rest.

14 hours ago
covertwiener4627

Little extra warmth

11 hours ago
organicchunkysalsa

The one trick that big urine doesn’t want you to know.

12 hours ago
Slackjaw_Samurai

Sigma energy.

Going to the bathroom first thing in the morning to pee is precious time you could be using to hustle, network, level up and increase brand awareness while you could be peeing in bed instead.

15 hours ago
Snoo_78896

Brilliant

12 hours ago
Ingwall-Koldun

Wait, but can I still make myself an avocado toast in bed?

10 hours ago
Specialist_Toe_3891

Best way to live your life

15 hours ago
daisyMaext

Looking for coffee

12 hours ago
A_Random_Canuck

“I never have to wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. I do it in the morning. Every day, like clockwork. 7am, I pee……unfortunately I don’t get up until 8.” - Sophia Petrillo, Golden Girls

15 hours ago
Fritzo2162

I have a 6am alarm clock and a 4am bladder.

15 hours ago
Liroku

And if you ever set a 4am alarm, you suddenly have a 3am bladder 🤔

14 hours ago
sm00thkillajones

Catheter that empties into the toilet from bed is the way to go.

11 hours ago
HumpieDouglas

Save time and do it before you wake up.

16 hours ago
uttercentrist

Linear algebra

17 hours ago
eleveneels

For me, linear algebra is more of an end of the day activity. Partial differential equations get me going in the morning.

16 hours ago
The_Vis_Viva

Buddy, let me tell you, some Lie algebra first thing in the morning will REALLY wake you up.

15 hours ago
Substantial_Safe_520

I’m partial to ordinary differential equations.

15 hours ago
NervousSeagull

Omg me too!

16 hours ago
KingoftheMongoose

I too like to Rise over the Run

15 hours ago
rooster6662

Fractals followed by quantum theory here.

15 hours ago
Elrond_Cupboard_

Sometimes I wake up with an eigenvector. Makes it hard to pee.

15 hours ago
BrotherO4Him

That has eigenvalue

14 hours ago
faisalness

Rest for 30 minutes

15 hours ago
__k___x

I may like algebra but never did this right after waking up.

But a salute to your dedication in algebra.

15 hours ago
ThePrinceAtLast

Alarmy?

14 hours ago
Gwynemia

Tell my bladder "5 more minutes" like it's my alarm

17 hours ago
Sharp-Watercress-279

Ok so doctor told my husband after diagnosing bladder cancer that one factor is holding on in bladder for too long and not emptying when body sends signal.. for many years at work he will just hold on cos busy. He is OK now touch wood but he regrets this... just saying folks. Stay well.

15 hours ago
Tiny_Past1805

On the other hand--my pelvic floor physical therapist told me that going as soon as you feel you need to, all the time, is bad, too!.

Once you need to empty your bladder, the urge to urinate kind of comes and goes in waves. If you give into it on the first wave, it kind of trains your bladder to become overactive--meaning that it becomes harder to hold it in over time.

14 hours ago
KevRose

Oh thanks for this tip. I noticed I pee the second I notice it because I’m usually working on my laptop and I use that as an excuse to take a walk away from the laptop for a moment throughout the day.

12 hours ago
alm1688

well, shit…. I’m gonna be in trouble

15 hours ago
OhJeezer

Good point. Don't hold your shit either

14 hours ago
MourningWood1942

Don’t want shit cancer

13 hours ago
casserole1029

If this was the case, teachers would be getting bladder cancer everywhere!

13 hours ago
balajiv2002 OP

I check the time to see if it's time to wake up.

17 hours ago
livelong66

if I see it's too early, then i sleep some more time.

13 hours ago
C92203605

This. If it’s too early I suddenly will gain the power to ignore needing to pee

12 hours ago
ShitFuck2000

Same, I make sure I can get natural light from the sunrise and my biological clock is on point, I don’t need an alarm anymore but I still need a clock to see the time.

12 hours ago
inshoreslamm

I always wake up before my alarm

10 hours ago
yves-saint-laurent-

Stare at the ceiling questioning my life choices

16 hours ago
Soggy-Book8104

This.

13 hours ago
Densolo44

This should be higher up. Golden.

13 hours ago
ultraviolette__

Be upset that I'm awake

16 hours ago
crasstyfartman

And alive

15 hours ago
ginger_minge

Omg so much. Nice to know I'm not alone. Unless this is /s

13 hours ago
crasstyfartman

Not sarcasm sadly. Every day I wake up and say “omg I’m still here?! Fuck”

13 hours ago
ABeth1970

Same here… 1 minute I’m dreaming of my Son and then I wake up and the pain hits. F.y.i. Killed 4 years ago by crazy bitch he broke up with. For ever 27

12 hours ago
crasstyfartman

I’m so sorry to hear that. I can’t even imagine the heartbreak. Sadly mine is grief related too.

12 hours ago
Fine_Comfort_3167

mine too but my mom passed last year and she is in my dreams sometimes

10 hours ago
Broad-Job8315

❤️

12 hours ago
th3_sauce

Sorry to hear that of all. I too have those days, & more often recently, but I still try to give “thanks”, even thru gritted teeF.

Be blessed, y’all. Stay up.

12 hours ago
ginger_minge

I'm so sorry. Mine is due to childhood trauma. Turns out I'm not bipolar (as I was misdiagnosed for 20+ years); it's CPTSD. Not making this a pi$$ing contest. I'm truly sorry and can only empathize as I've never had/wanted kids (wonder why).

12 hours ago
ginger_minge

My whole life! (I'm 45 now). Whyyyy

12 hours ago
crasstyfartman

I used to make so much fun of my grandparents because they said for like 30 years “I’m ready for the good lord to take me”. I didn’t understand why they didn’t wanna just live and enjoy life. I’m 49 and I totally get it now. No money for retirement or travel. Just work til you die, and watch all your friends and family die around you. Good lord I need therapy. Too bad I don’t have insurance

11 hours ago
sealane

Me too. I gotta do this shit again? Son of a bitch.

7 hours ago
Difficult-Bobcat-857

Me too, ultraviolette.

15 hours ago
KittyChimera

Dude, same. But I have a sleep disorder, so that's pretty much all the time.

14 hours ago
MonkeyGirl18

Continue to.lay in bed and doomscroll reddit (currently doing so)

13 hours ago
Best-Macaron-6544

Check my phone

17 hours ago
nesnalica

... what time it is

15 hours ago
chris95rx7500

it's 4am

11 hours ago
BamaTony64

Carefully open my eyes and make sure that I am not in a wooden box, then sniff to make sure I do not smell the flames of hell

16 hours ago
MayFlour7310

That’s dark. I guess it can only get better from there.

16 hours ago
BamaTony64

Aye! Key to a steadily improving day

16 hours ago
MayFlour7310

I’ll follow you for more life hacks

16 hours ago
Visible_Ticket9588

It’s gonna really freak you out if your house is ever on fire.

16 hours ago
eyedoc1955

As Mel Brooks said, I wake up and read the obituaries, if I don’t see my name- I get out of bed

13 hours ago
workerbee223

"Well, fuck."

17 hours ago
asian__name

"Here we go again"

15 hours ago
sharkingbunnie88

"Fuck well."

13 hours ago
UnConscious_Door_59

We’ll

12 hours ago
dankmaninterface

I eat 45 raw eggs, 3 dozen loaves of raw bread, 17 glasses of raw water, then I do 2500 raw pushups. Then I pet my snuggly little fluffy kitty and give it smooches. Then I punch a raw oak tree with my bare fists until the tree explodes, I lift my car over my head and run to work with it. After that it's just a normal day.

16 hours ago
rebeccaparker2000

Found chuck Norris

16 hours ago
_Christopher_Crypto

Cannot be him, if it was the eggs would have cooked themselves and the tree would explode out of fear.

15 hours ago
LordAxalon110

Car would of took its self to work.

15 hours ago
chris95rx7500

glad to see some Chuck Norris jokes in 2025

11 hours ago
brooksy54321

Definitely not Al Bundy. He has to push his car to work.

15 hours ago
metroidslifesucks

Gaston?

15 hours ago
Crunka19

Now that he’s grown he eats 5 dozen eggs

11 hours ago
Ok_Guide4747

You mean dehydrated water right ?

15 hours ago
heartbroken187

The kitty and car not raw as well?

14 hours ago
throwawaytodaycat

Please let me know before you eat enough dough to make three loaves of bread. I would like to be there to see that.

14 hours ago
ConsiderationDue71

Have you tried cooked pushups?

14 hours ago
AdvancedEnthusiasm33

suffer.

16 hours ago
enlightenedsoulun

It’s when the eyes don’t open that the suffering stops

15 hours ago
ghostpout

Flick the bean

16 hours ago
ramman403

Who’s?

15 hours ago
KingoftheMongoose

Nah. That’s Doctor Who, which is an evening affair. The morning is all about Mister Bean.

15 hours ago
HonkyGoosie

Was gonna make a Mr Bean joke but I am not witty enough.

14 hours ago
Stationary_Nomad5280

CAME TO SAY THIS!

Maybe THIS is why the world is so fucked. 😂

More people need to rub one out before getting out of bed in the morning. BEST wake up routine, EVER! And if you're a gym rat and it's ab day, SIGNIFICANTLY more likes to achieve an abgasm 🤭🥰

13 hours ago
Noraharperr

I open my eyes and then close it back👌

16 hours ago
CourtDiligent3403

See if this question has been posted yet again and in which subs.

16 hours ago
Its_Not_Real37

Fart

16 hours ago
Jutter70

Fart, get out of bed while piss.exe boots up, put on bathrobe, go to bathroom, piss, fart some more.

10 hours ago
Galatic_Kitty

Watch last night’s news on YouTube

17 hours ago
Square_Gur182

Are you american by chance

16 hours ago
Galatic_Kitty

I am, for better or for worse

16 hours ago
RubeusShagrid

Worse

16 hours ago
JackRussellsForever

Locate my eyes (glasses) and pat my pup good morning

16 hours ago
AlfalfaElectronic877

Make coffee

16 hours ago
CocoRufus

Put the kettle on for the first cuppa of the day. In UK, it's the law

16 hours ago
Trumpetplug

It absolutely is.

14 hours ago
Stopdeleting_my_acc1

Grunts in the disappointment of reality

16 hours ago
Madwife2009

Try to figure out who I am and where I am, then stagger to the bathroom.

16 hours ago
SeaworthinessKey9323

Get stoned

16 hours ago
BreadDue3889

Wake and bake 😍

14 hours ago
charitytowin

Late to bed means late to rise

It's the wake and bake, baby, when I open my eyes

13 hours ago
scotty813

Since the beginning of this year, make my bed. Up for two minutes and I've already got something done!

16 hours ago
theUncleAwesome07

Try to solve the Wordle of the day, check work email, and then pee and poop.

17 hours ago
MikaAdhonorem

Take my levothyroxine.

17 hours ago
Square_Gur182

Duh, I'm a medical student, and that's the most recent thing we got taught, Hypothyroidism

16 hours ago
ExperienceOk9681

Me too

13 hours ago
Snoo35145

Same!!

7 hours ago
Hi_its_me_Kris

I woke up around ten o'clock in the morning
I gave myself a stretch up, a morning yawning
Went to the bathroom to wash up
Had some soap on my face and my hand upon a cup
I said, "Um, mirror, mirror on the wall
Who is the top choice of them all?"
There was a rumble jumble, five minutes it lasted
The mirror said, "You are, you conceited bastard!"
But that's true, that's why we never have no beef
So then I washed off the soap and brushed the gold teeth
Used Oil Of Olay 'cause my skin gets pale
And then I got the files for my fingernails
Due to the night and on my behalf
I put the bubbles in the tub so I could have a bubble bath
Clean, dry was my body and hair
I threw on my brand new Gucci underwear
For all the girls I might take home
I got the Johnson's Baby Powder and the Polo cologne
Fresh dressed like a million bucks
Threw on the Bally shoes
And the fly green socks
Stepped out my house stopped short, oh no
I went back in, I forgot my Kangol

16 hours ago
Axient

GRAB A BRUSH AND PUT A LITTLE MAKEUP

15 hours ago
darksoulsdodgeroll

drink water probably

17 hours ago
Some_Hall_7580

Lay back down

17 hours ago
ATZUBI123

You sleep standing up?

16 hours ago
Final-Material3330

Hold up… you guys sleep sat down? Have i been missing something having slept floating all these years ?

16 hours ago
Raznill

Open my eyes.

16 hours ago
pippintook24

pee. it would be take the dog outside, but if I take her out without peeing first myself, we'll, then I'll have to do laundry, and I'm not about that first thing in the AM.

16 hours ago
0ut0fEnergy

Take a bong rip, 500ml water and kiss my dogs good morning

16 hours ago
Any-Gold-6994

Regret it

15 hours ago
motia22

If I'm being woken up by my toddler then its snuggling up with them for kisses and cuddles before the day starts. If I'm waking up without being woken then its checking the time in a slightly panicked way wondering why I'm awake before said toddler!

16 hours ago
Adorable_Dust3799

My cat has learned the exact amount of claw that's guaranteed to wake me up without getting himself swatted. He's worse than a toddler.

16 hours ago
MayFlour7310

I remember those days!

16 hours ago
theundeadwombat

Go back to sleep

16 hours ago
ppondpost

Scream into the void.

16 hours ago
gmshier

Generally I look around to see if anyone in the office noticed I was asleep…

12 hours ago
Clean_Park5859

'What time is it'

16 hours ago
DopeWriter

I go into my living room and look at the sky. Try to ground myself bc my brain wants to leap into anxious thoughts of everything I have to do.

16 hours ago
Werten25

Check the time to see if it’s time to get up. 90% of the time it isn’t. 😂

16 hours ago
No-Profession422

Pee. My bladder wakes me up.

14 hours ago
HopefulButHelpless12

Take dogs out to pee. I just wish that they would get up at the same time every day. We're currently on a schedule where they need to go out anywhere from 3 o'clock in the morning to 5 o'clock in the morning. And you can't just ignore them because you don't want them to be uncomfortable.

12 hours ago
FlammableT0ast

Fight the growing urge to immediately hit snooze and go back to bed

12 hours ago
shastadakota

Check my phone to see if you know who is still around. Then pee.

16 hours ago
Similar_Ad2094

Petition my woman for sex. Gotta start the day right.

16 hours ago
racist-hotdog

Check is my GF still beside me. She is so perfect for me that i have constant fear that i dreamt her and when i woke up she will not be there.

17 hours ago
DidkoTaNeLysyyi

Aww it's so cute <3

I wish you well in ur relships :)

16 hours ago
skryb

I also check for this guy’s GF.

16 hours ago
danivus

Eye drops.

17 hours ago
_CrystalTaffy

Check my emails

17 hours ago
PunchBeard

I make coffee on the way to the shower.

16 hours ago
SpaceHighBrudder

Make sure my penis is still there.

16 hours ago
Odd_Working_6373

Prayer

16 hours ago
SaintCholo

Pray, on my knees, thank God for one more day!

16 hours ago
Murky-Syrup

Pray and Self talk

16 hours ago
vanessasjoson

Play the Next vinyl up in my collection. Robin Trower this morning.

16 hours ago
Biscoff_2

Thanking God

15 hours ago
Broely92

Pet my cat (he always runs over to me when he hears im getting up )

15 hours ago
Powerful-Fondant-546

Thank God for another day

15 hours ago
spooky_springfield

Brain 404 error not found.

15 hours ago
jhauger

Curse the morning DJs for saying "Rise and shine, campers, and don't forget your booties because it's cold out there" for the 37,000th time.

15 hours ago
shecallsmeherangel

Kiss my girlfriend's forehead and thank God for another day.

15 hours ago
CianGal13

Cry because once again I wasn’t the sole winner of the lottery jackpot, and I have to go to work…AGAIN!

15 hours ago
TheNorthernBaron

Die inside then put on my normal person mask and carry on

14 hours ago
El_Matcho448

Cry because I’m awake.

14 hours ago
Longjumping_Lynx_972

Smile as I notice my dog and my wife still sleeping peacefully.

14 hours ago
curiouscatnip15

Thank god for the new day

14 hours ago
Disastrous-Mousse

Praise God I’m still alive. I just celebrated my 81st.

13 hours ago
GoaTSmasheR412

I call J.G. Wentworth

13 hours ago
Puzzleheaded_Ear_494

Two minutes of chanting God's name, and I feel ready to move mountains.

12 hours ago
bangtan_bam

Thank God.

12 hours ago
Babadutherealone

go back to sleep

12 hours ago
th3_sauce

Give thanks. And I don’t mean in a religious sense, but more in a way to hopefully reprogram my body for feelings of gratitude, rather than fear, doubt, dread, anger and uncertainty.

12 hours ago
amantedelsole

Talk to God.

11 hours ago
vncin8r

Put my feet on the floor and thank god I made it to another day!!

11 hours ago
FuzzyAd4569

Thank God for another day!

10 hours ago
shinyguy6

pray to god

10 hours ago
Impossible_Buy2634

I wake up in the morning, take a piss and wash my hands, take a knee and thank the Man, and get back to the money

6 hours ago
Asahis-pumpkin

Thank God for another day

4 hours ago
NateDoggR110

Thank God. Then pray and listen to my muses.

4 hours ago
LucyVialli

Groan

17 hours ago
womenblazingtrails

Pray 🙏 then pee

16 hours ago
Round_Young_8339

Read on reddit and make a cup of tea

17 hours ago
Aaxel-OW

Hit Snooze

16 hours ago
Sea-Elderberry-2088

Hit the snooze button

16 hours ago
my3rdlife

Take the dogs out!

16 hours ago
rf8350

Curse the gods for my miserable existence

16 hours ago
GansettCan

Take a swig of olive oil. Take my one-a-day vitamin, then coffee.

16 hours ago
glitchgamerX

go back to sleep

16 hours ago
JCSocn

Decide if the need to pee is worth the pain of getting up and walking.

16 hours ago
Maleficent_Can_4773

Go back to sleep a few times.

16 hours ago
xrepeterx

Come back to reality - quick plan for the day, prayer, pee.

16 hours ago
AshMCairo

Panic

16 hours ago
MichaelCoryAvery

Want to go back to sleep

16 hours ago
Eve_N_Starr

Pet the tuxedo cat who has just bodyslammed himself onto the bed, pronouncing breakfast time.

16 hours ago
confused-overwhelmed

Check if my girlfriend texted me

16 hours ago
CrustyHumdinger

Neurosurgery

16 hours ago
BecomingJudasnMyMind

Think to myself, ah fuck, here we go again

16 hours ago
BubbhaJebus

Folgers in my cup.

16 hours ago
XennialDread

Morning gratitude prayer before my eyes are even fully open. "I thank You, living and enduring King, for You have graciously returned my soul within me. Great is Your faithfulness."

16 hours ago
FaithlessnessKey961

i always check my cat and give kisses. but now, he’s gone and honestly, it’s hard for me to get up:(

16 hours ago
dararie

tell the cat to shut up

15 hours ago
SmartAlec13

Pet my cat Cinnamon because she’s usually right next to me. Then I usually check the time

15 hours ago
SunnyShoretide

Wander through the house, then go out to greet my cat

15 hours ago